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cuminaldehyde
Sign in to saveAlso known as 4-propan-2-ylbenzaldehyde, cumaldehyde, cuminic aldehyde, cuminyl aldehyde, 4-isopropylbenzaldehyde, p-isopropylbenzaldehyde, p-isopropylbenzenecarboxaldehyde, cumic aldehyde
Cuminaldehyde (4-isopropylbenzaldehyde) is a natural organic compound with the molecular formula C10H12O. It is a benzaldehyde with an isopropyl group substituted in the 4-position.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C10H12O
- Molecular weight
- 148.2 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 4-propan-2-ylbenzaldehyde
- SMILES
- CC(C)C1=CC=C(C=C1)C=O
- InChIKey
- WTWBUQJHJGUZCY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 2.7
- Polar surface area
- 17.1 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 1
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 148.089
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- found in taxon
- Cassia fistula
- chemical formula
- C₁₀H₁₂O
- canonical SMILES
- CC(C)C1=CC=C(C=C1)C=O
- Commons category
- Cuminaldehyde
- boiling point
- 235.5
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Encyclopedic overview
2 sectionsContents
- Uses and occurrence
- References
Cuminaldehyde (4-isopropylbenzaldehyde) is a natural organic compound with the molecular formula C10H12O. It is a benzaldehyde with an isopropyl group substituted in the 4-position.
==Uses and occurrence== Cuminaldehyde is responsible for the characteristic aroma of cumin seed. It has an intense aroma described as "spicy, cumin, green, herbal". Cuminaldehyde is a precursor to another commercially important fragrance, cyclamen aldehyde.
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